A fisherman thought to be missing at sea for more than 12 hours is found safe and asleep inside a compartment of the commercial fishing vessel. The search efforts included dozens of people, eight helicopters and two planes.

A father and son who couldn't swim drowned after wading into Airlie Beach's beachside lagoon on Sunday afternoon. Police say despite the crowds of people and lifeguards on duty it was six minutes before they were spotted.

A Tasmanian tourist survives a shark attack in the Whitsundays after being pulled onto a nearby yacht that happened to have an emergency department doctor on board. Rescue personnel say the actions of the doctor saved her life.

An inquest into the death of a British tourist who died while scuba-diving in the Whitsundays three years ago hears the lead dive instructor strayed from her normal route and took her eyes off the introductory divers before turning back and realising one was missing.